Aiwa AM-F5

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Name
AM-F5
Manufacturer
Aiwa
Released
1997/12
Device type
portable
Recorder
Recorder
MDLP
No
NetMD
No
Hi-MD
No
Radio
Dimensions
97x21.6x77.6mm
Weight
189g, 216g w/batt
ATRAC ver
Battery
Sidecar battery
3xAA
Voltage
4.5
Power cable
Price (launch)
¥45 000
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Inputs
3.5mm line in (optical multi), Digital optical (TOSLINK)
Outputs
3.5mm headphone
Control

headphone output: 10mW+10mW

Differences from Sony MZ-R50: 10 second (Aiwa) vs. 40 second (Sony) shock memory. Sony button layouts are simpler. Sony has LCD remote. Aiwa allows manual recording levels to be changed without pausing the machine. Aiwa has recording level meters for both channels. Different batteries. Aiwa has smaller appearance. Both machines use clamshell (not slot in) disc loading.

Variants: AM-F7 model is nearly identical to AM-F5. It adds a backlit remote (plus firmware changes to drive it) and a few bug fixes.


Content adapted from: Aiwa Press Release Minidisc.org page Nick Boyde's page Aiwa Germany's page

Manuals

HTML manual / scan on Minidisc.org

Aiwa AM-F5 Service Manual

Some reverse engineering of the remote

Repair

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